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VOL. XXI. NO. 27
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MOUSING. JULY 6, 1902.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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Outlaw Believed to Be
Near Bothel
LARGE POSSE STILL OUT
Convict's Friends Suspected
' of Aiding Him.
OUTFIT FOUND IN A CABIN
"Mysterious Bug; Err, "With Man and
Woman in It, Went In That Di
rection in Xlght -Escape
ChnnKCB Ills Clothing
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Tracj', the escaped Oregon convict,
did not come out In the open jecterday,
or, at least, no report of hlg appearance
was received Ofllcers belleie they hate
him surrounded near Bothcll, and are
plalng a waiting same Tracj's com
plete outfit -was found In the cabin at
Bothell where he had his first fight with
the posse, which slves rise to the sus-,
plclon that his friends have come to his
rescue. Some Insist, however, that the
Bothcll officers did not search the cabin
thoroughly after Tracy left it.
BOTHELL. Wash., July 5. Tracy, the
Oregon convict-murderer, is in the vicin
ity of Bothell, almost beyond a doubt. A
tract of territory 13 miles in circumfer
ence Is inclosed by a strong cordon of
armed men. Unless the com let stole
through the lines last night, ho can hard
ly make his escape without a battle. Ev
ery bridge and crossing, every place of
strategic Importance in a pursuit of this
kind, is guarded by men lying In ambush.
Others are patrolling the country. A
mysterious buggy with three lights, whicn
appeared on tho county road this morn
ing about 12:30 o'clock, and suddenly dis
appeared, has added rest to the situa
tion. .Jra,;.vj
Tracy Changes Hi Clothes. j
Tracy changed his clothes yesterday
rooming at Maple Leaf, near Pontlac, at
the home of a farmer named Fisher. He
then took the county road for Bothell. He
was dressed in a dark blue serge coat,
brown corduroy trousers, and wore a
black and brown checked cap. He had a
pair of high-laced loggers' shoes, and
carried a gunnysack. a small buckskin
pack and his 30-30 Winchester.
A man answering his description was
seen by John Rogers on the county road
traveling toward this placev yesterday af
ternoon. While many other reports have
come in, Sheriff Cudlhee Is held here
principally by the incidents given. They
are considered the strongest so far made.
Cudihee says that they are facts.
ARE FRIEXDS HELPING TRACY?
Mjsterions Bug-gry Seen and. Convict's
Outfit Fonnd in Cabin.
BOTHEL.. Wash.. July 5. The finding of
Tracy's provisions in the cabin where
Thursday's battle occurred gave rise to a
mild controversy today. The cabin was
Teported searched by Bothel deputies yes
terday. They stated It contained noth
ing whatever. Today Deputy Sheriff John
McCIellan, of Thurston County, and Dep
uty Sheriff Nelson, ol King County, en
tered the place and found Tracy's outfit
in a loft. Friends of the Bothel men de
clared that the outfit was left there by
Tracy last night. Some alleged that the
men had not searched very well. A few
doubted whether they had ever entered the
cabin. Sheriff Cudihee, however, settled
the matter by a personal investigation. He
found a stone in the loft, which had been
carried ther by Sam Peterson. Peterson
used it as a hammer.
McClellan's examination was exhaustive.
He found Tracy's blanket spread in one
corner of the loft, with some hay for a
pillow. Bread,' fresh veal, bacon, butter,
a frying pan, a can of salmon put up in
Tacoma, and a whetstone for a razor com
posed the outfit. Both McCIellan and
Nelson maintain that the outfit -was there
' , .yA JJMiffiKs "i . Jk" I w&ks TST
wiien the Bothel deputies searched. The
loft is well lighted, and they are unable
to see how the outfit was overlooked.''
Al Rogers, who headed the Bothel depu
ties, is emphatic in his declaration that
the cabin was thoroughly examined. Pet
erson asserts that the outfit was not
there, and declaresNt must have been
taken to the cabin bj Tracy last night.
A Mysterious Bnpsy.
The mysterious buggy Is connected with
the finding of the outfit. It was driven
rapidly along the county road In the black
of night from this direction. It stopped
at the cabin for a few moments, and then
quickly doubled on Its course. The buggy
was seen by Deputy Sheriff Frank P.
Brewer and Deputy Sheriff Woolcry. They
lay all night atv a point along the road
two miles from Wayne. Half an hour
after midnight they heard the buggy ap
proach and saw its dim outline as it went
past. When it was directly opposite, a
roan's voice said: "This is the town of
Wayne," A woman's voice replied, but her
answer was not heard.
When the buggy appeared it had three
lights, one lantern being strung under
the front axle. Two lights almost Imme
diately disappeared. The buggy stopped
at the trail leading up to the cabin. On
this trail Deputy Sheriff Raymond walked
to his death. In a few minutes the ve
hicle turned around and went rapidly back
toward the deputies. As it passed Brewer
shouted:
"What- time is it?"
Are His Friends Helping: Him?
The driver called out, "Half past 12,"
without altering his speed. The next
moment the buggy was engulfed by the
darkneis. The deputies thought at first
it was only n young man taking his sweet
heart home. The finding of the outfit In
the cabin has led many to believe that it
was left there by the occupants of tho
buggy. This fits in with a report that
Tracy has friends in this region.
"I couldn't see how many people were
in the buggy," said Brewer. "It was pitch
dark, and the vehicle went past rapidly."
A cold rain was falling, and the theory
of the young couple has few supporters.
The buggy undoubtedly returned to
Bothel. A close watch was 'kept on all
the rouds leading from the other side of
the town, and the vehicle did not pass
through it. At Green Leaf bridge three
tramps, it is reported, kept watch until
Sheriff Cudihce's arrival. When they dis
covered that they were seen by deputies
they slunk back into the dense brush.
They were stationed about 40 yards apart.
AT SCEXE OF THURSDAY'S FIGHT.
Tracy Was Protected Both In Front success fa reasonably certain. The Secre
nnd Renr by Stumps. l3 novr pinnnirfg field examinations,
BOTHELL, July J. Deputy Sheriff Mc- 1 trith a view to selecting those sites which
Clellan, of King County, today made an ' give the promise of success, and from
examination of the scene of Thursday's which earliest returns may be had. He
fight. He found that the murderer was believes in getting back Into the irrigation
protected both 'in front apd rear .by , fUnd as rapidly as possible all money ihat
stumps. He was unable to find Ray- jB to bo expended In" constructing reser
mond's gun. Trac lpdgtwgeji ,the olrs ,and Tan&Js. -. ,
denudes and SamiSli siiwTCnwS in F n ,1 J. l -ZZliT&TZzSlul- .t iu.
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behind his position falls sharply away. !
After he shot Raymond and fired twice K
at Sefrlt. his tracks show that Tracy
made a tremendous jump down the de- j
cllvlty into the brush. He ran back 50
3 arcs io me sjougn, ana tn$n along the n,ore about these'projects from the money
.bank for about 200 feeU, Stopping here, standpoint before he orders their build
he saw Williams on the rlose near the In The numerous-reports that these sys
cabln and shot him He then escaped. ' tCms will cost very dearly in proportion
McClellan had no difficulty in following t0 thc m0unt of land reclaimed has
the tracks. They showed that Tracy, ' fi0mewhat alarmed him. and resulted In
when running, has a phenomenally long j hls dccidlng on making haste slowly. This
stride. . i
HIS BEST FRIEND IX SEATTLE.
Convict's Words to Man ,11c Told
Where He Left MerrJIlts Body.
OLYMPIA. Wash., July-R-Ptfhe friends t
Tracy says will take care of him in Se
attle are headed by the man who provid
ed the convicts with the means for escap
ing from the Oregon penitentiary, accord
ing to the story told by Frank Scott, of
the shanghaied crew of the launch "N. &
S." Scott returned to Olympia today. He
says he had a long talk with Tracy as
they sat on the railroad track near Bal
lard, after the landing- from'-the'launch.
"The best friend I ever Tjadistin Seat- j
tie," said Tracy. "That's whjc L came .'
here. He helped me out cf.thc.peniten
tiary. and when I get with himtIn Seat
tle, I'll be all right." Tracy did not men
tion the man's name.
It was during this conversation, that
Tracy told Scott the location of Merrill's I
body. The Information was given at
Scott's solicitation.
"I'm a poor devil, working for wages,"
said Scott. "Why not tell me, Tracy,
where Merrill's body is, so 1 can get it
and claim the reward?- It can make no
difference to you." x
"They'll beat you out of the money,
sure, but I'll tell you, anyway," was the
reply, and Tracy then described the spot
minutely. Scott declares his implicit faith
in the story of Merrill's murder, and be
lieves he can readily find the body. He
says, however, that he is holding back
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TOWATERTHELAND
Government Will Take Up
Small Projects First.'
SITES TO BE SELECTED SOON
Construction of Reservoirs and Can
cels Will Be Begun Xext Year
Quick Returns From First
Systems Desired. '
WASHINGTON', July 5. The indica
tions are that by next Spring the Secre
tary of the Interior will, through the Geo
logical Survey, begin the construction of
the first irrigation system to be built un
der the recently enacted law. Where the
start will be made has not yet been de
termined, but in all probability it will be
a project of modest proportions, costing
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HOUSE AT SOUTH BAY, WASH.,
Kmm to xi.onn.fl0Q. and oni of which the
j.. js very aiiiJuiuiii umi ucuuci mc ... .
River project in Montana, nor the Gila
River or Truckee Canyon projects in Ari- J
,nnn tn h nmnntr the first chosen.
because of the enormous cost Involved,
Moreover, the Secretary wants to know j
' cuursv, mureuvcr, nag icluuiuiciiucu uj
many Western Senators and Representa-
tivos before they left for home.
In deciding to begin with small projects
the department has .made, it jipssjble to
undertake thc -.building' of 4niraiber of
systems simultaneously, and to distribute
the work into several states, as, at the i
will be an available sum of 56,000,000 to
SS.OOO.OOO for carrying on the work.
SUBJECT TO MINERAL EXTRY.
Department Gives Warning: to Pur-
chasers ofForl'HalMLands;. ,
WASHINGTON July S.-Cate Informa
tion received 'by the Genoral Land Office
indicates that a considerable portion of
the land of the Fort. Hall reservation,
lying within five miles of Pocatello, is of
such Tough and barren character that it
will not be disposed of at the public auc-
tlon .commencing July 17. Under the
law. all lands within the five-mile limit.
except mineral lands, must be sold to the
highest bidder nt not less than HO an
acre, while mineral lands are to go at $10
flat. Such of these lands as will not
bring $10 will remain in the hands of the
Government, there being no authority to
sell them at a lower price.
In spite of repeated statements that
much mineral exists withlnvtho five-mile
limit, the land office Is inclined to doubt
It, having had thc statement in writing
from both Idaho Senators that there was
no mineral In that section. The fact that
mineral lands go for $10 only, while other
lands within the limit go to the highest
gflgw-'PIr- g
PROMINENT EVENTS OF THE WEEK AS THEY APPEARED TO
bidder. Is believed to be the motive behind
the widely circulated rumors, in the hope
that the lands may be acquired at the
lowest possible price. Nevertheless, par
ties taking up these lands under the min
eral laws will be required to promptly
furnish positive proof of the existence of
minerals. The Pocatello lands, under the
law, should be sold for cash, and no in
stallment payments will be accepted.
Although convinced that no mineral ex
ists on there lands, the department cau
tions all purchasers of 40-acre tracts that
their purchases are made subject to min
eral entry, and if mineral Is afterward
discovered on a part or all of the claim
their original title must be relinquished
and their purchase money refunded, while
the mineral cntryman may acquire the
land at $10 an acre. Assistant' Commis
sioner Richards, who is to conduct the
sale, expects to wind up the auctions with
in a short time after the sales commence.
TO FIXD OUT WORTH OF MIXES.
Geoloslcnl Survey Will Make Invcs
Katiou at Thunder Mountain.
WASHINGTON, July 5. Samuel F. Em
mons, cf the Geological Survey, now mak
ing field examinations in the West, has
been directed to visit the Thunder Moun
tain mining region in Idaho this Summer
and make a careful reconnoiaance of the
entire field, with a view to ascertaining,
WHERE TRACY HELD UP SIX MEV
In a general way, whether this newly dis
covered camp Is as rich as generally
claimed, and to report whether Jt will be
advisable for the Geological Survey next
year to make a detailed examination of
its mineral deposits. Emmons' report will
not bo made before next Winter.
Secretarj'.HJtchcdck, add,edtohls unpop
ularity among newspaper men today by
calling a conference with all bureau nnd
division chiefs In the Interior Department,
and instructing them that hereafter no
news of an official nature shall be given
out except by heads of bureaus and him
self, and that only in certain instances.
He aimed to cut off a number of attorneys
of no standing, who abound in Washing
ton, but his order is general, and if not
modified will greatly cut down the news
that goes out from Washington, as, bu
reau chiefs have but a general knowledge
of the workings of the.Ir divisions.. The
order Is entirely characteristic of Hitch
cock, well meant but misdirected.
The Lighthouse Board has requested the
local engineers of the Thirteenth Light
house District to submit plans and esti
mates for erecting lighthouses at Brown's
Point arid Battery Point',, oh Pugct Sound,
under appropriations made in the last sun
dry civil bill. He has also been requested
to select suitable sites for both light
houses. MORE ROOM FOR EXGIXEERS.
Plans for Change in Portland Cus-tom-Houne
About Complete.
WASHINGTON, July 5. The supervis
ing architect has about completed "plans
for rearranging the top floor of the Port
land Custom-House for the accommoda
tion of the Army Engineers, and in a few
days the work will be authorized to be
done by contract. The putting In of the
required partitions, together with tho con
structions on the roof "of a blue-printing
room, will occupy not over a month, and
when completed, arrangements have been
made for the Engineers to move Into tholr
new quarters. The Treasury Department,
asserts that there will be plenty of light
and ample accommodation in every way
for the Engineers.
Upon Tecclpt and approval of the plans,
the work will be advertised and contractu
let.
Will Endeavor to Compromise.
LONDON, July 3. It Is understood that
the Cabinet has decided not to accede to
the suspension of the constitution of Cape
Colony, but to endeavor to compromise
the conflicting interests there.
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A tlBSsWIBWSsSfSSSESKS
ONLY A FORERUNNER
Pittsburg Speech Beginning
of Anti-Trust Campaign.
PRESIDENT'S DETERMINATION
Xext Session of Congress Will Be
Asked to Pass a Bill for the
Control or Supervision
of Combines. .
OYSTER BAY, L. I.. July 5. It has
been ascertained that the President's
speech at Pittsburg yesterday in refer
ence to the trust question was merely the
forerunner of determined efforts by him
to. have Congress take up that subject
and enact definite legislation at Its next
session for the control or supervision of
trusts.
Recently, the President and Attorney-
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AXD THEX STOLE A LAUNCH.
Goneral Knox held a conference with
Representative Littlefleld. of Maine,
whose knowledge of Constitutional law is
admitted, at which Mr. Littlefleld was in
vited to prepare a bill for the regulation
and control of trusts that will 'go before
Congress with the Indorsement and in
fluence of the President back of It. The
bill will be submitted at the beginning
of the- next -sccslpn, tAit before this is
done, the President, Attorney-General
l Krijx and Mr. Littlefleld will have fre
quent conferences as o tne aciaits.
In addition to this proposed action, the
President is going to talk upon the trust
question a good deal on the several trips
to be made by him in th Fall. He ha3
announced to his friends that the question
is a vital one, and that he "proposes to
push it vigorously until some action is
taken by Congress.
PRESIDENT'S VACATION.
Arrives at Oyster Bay to Spend Sum
mer With His Family.
OYSTER BAY, July 5. President
Roosevelt arrived here at 5:15 this after-
l noon and was gl en a cordial, welcome.
When the train approached the little sta
tion of the Long Island Railroad, every
whistle in the village was set going and
thej.old triends and associates of the Pres
ident gh'thered on the platform to extend
their greetings. When he alighted they
completely surrounded him. Mrs. Roose
velt did not come to the station, but As
sistant Secretary Loeb .was there. After
exchanging greetings with hl3 friends and
neighbors, the President entered an open
surrey with his Jhree children and started
in a -violent rain and thunder storm for
"Sagamore Hill." Neither he nor the
children seemed any the worse for their
drenching.
During the journey from Pittsburg to
J Oyster Bay thc President frequently
j spoke of how glad he was at the pros-
L pecx oi ceing wiin ms lamiiy ur.u ui es
caping to a considerable extent many ot
thc official cares which had constantly
beset him In Washington.
The trip across New York to the Long
Island Railroad Station was made In car
riages under thc escort of four mounted
officers. .The scenes and faces around the
Long Island Station across the river were
i familiar to the Prosldent, and he fre
I qucntiy stopped to shake hands with some
old friend.
The question of the location of the Ex
ecutive offices at Oyster Bay still re
mains unsettled. All the White House
paraphernalia is. In the meanwhile, care
fully stored in the station here. The mat
ter will be decided probably Monday.
Bo-nles "Will Be Consulted.
WASHINGTON. July 5. Save for In
formal talks with naval officials, Secretary
Moody has tiken no active steps toward
coming to a decision as to what navy
yard shall build the battle-ship author-
AN ARTIST OF THE OREGONIAN
ized by Congress. The Secretary Is await
ing the return of Roar-Admiral Bowies,
chief of the Bureau of Construction, who
has been out of the city for some' day3,
before calling his bureau into consulta
tion on the matter. Admiral Bowies Is
expected In Washington Monday.
Genernl Funston at Prescott.
PRESCOTT. Ariz.. July 5. Btigadier
General Frederick Funston, commanding
tho military Department of the Colorado,
arrived in Prescott this afternoon and re
ceived an ovation from the citizens of'
Prescott and the visitors here from all
parts of the territory, attending the eras
ing exercises of the Fourth of July cele
bratloA General Funston is making a
tour of the military posts in his depart
ment and is accompanied by his staff.
Drowning From a- Training-Ship.
WASHINGTON, July 3. A cablegram
to the Navy Department from Queens
town, Ireland, states that Apprentice L.
C. Stevens, was drowned June IS by fall
ing overboard from the Monongihela.
The ship hove to 24 hours, without find
ing the body.
PACKERS' TRUST.
Combination of thc Great Companies I
Finally Effected.
CHICAGO, July 5. The Inter Ocean to
morrow will say:
"Combination of the gigantic companies
controlling the packing industry of the
United States has finally been consum
mated, with John D. Rockefeller as the
central figure In the financial part of the
negotiations. Final arrangements have
been made for thc consolidation of the
Swift and Armour lnte'rests. which have
rocently gained control of the other pack
ing concerns throughout the country. The
final stops, which were taken today, re
quire merely the merging of the Swift
and Armour interests. There are, it is
said, one or two companies not wholly
under this control, but negotiations are
pending with a favorable outlook."
CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER.
Philippines.
Tho. Vatican objects to bclnr a party to the
withdrawal of trie friars. Pago 2.
Lieutenant Arnold Is acquitted ot complicity
in torturing. Filipinos. Page 2.
Naval forcea In tho Orient Xreo from cholera.
Page 2.
Foreign.
King Edward gae a dinner to the poor of
London. Page 0.
Tho roal physicians report tho King out of
danger. Page 9.
Proposal to crown the King in the Fall. Page 0.
Commander McLean's report oa the situation
In Venezuela. Page 3.
Domestic.
The President ha3 entered on a campaign for
trust legislation. Page 1.
President Mitchell Is confident of winning tho
mlnera" strike. Page 2.
Sw If t & Co.'s packing plant at Chicago burned.
Page 1.
Sports.
Portland shut out Seattle, score 4 to 0. Page 9.
Helena defeated Tacoma, 11 -innings, score 3
to 2. Pace 1
Bivrrs!d&.J3ri$ing Association races at Irvlns
' ton. Page.32.
Gold Heel won the Brighton handicap, making
a new world's record. Page 12.
Commercial and Marine.
Several new-crop ships taken for early loading
at Portland. Page 23.
Two more new lumber droghers added to the en
route list. Page 23.
Passenger rate war oa tho Yukon is ended.
Pase 23.
Victoria sealing schooners laid up on account
of strike. Page 23.
New York bank statement shows decrease In
cash and increase In loans and deposits.
Page 23.
Demand for gold for export to Trance Is prob
able this week. Page 23.
Pacific Coast.
Convict Tracy Is believed to be in vicinity of
Bothell, Wash. Page 1.
Lone robber enters saloon at Colfax, "Wash.,
holds up 12 men and secures $1030. Page 6.
Hood River, Or., apple crop will be a record
breaker. Page 0
Cloudburst at nillsoort. Idaho, sweeps away
15 houses, but no Hies are lost. Page C
Judge F. A. Moore will succeed Judge B, S.
Beah as Chief Justice ot Oregon Supremo
Court Monday. Page S.
Portlnnd and Vicinity.
Restraining order Issued against Ban"old-Vey-sey
ex-teamsters. Page 21.
Fred F. Grosshans, of Detroit, commits sui
cide. Pace 10.
Chfef Campbell makes annual flro report. Page
24.
Planing mills get new men; old hands go away.
Page 10.
New county officers announced their deputies.
Page. 11.
Gambling homes closed at midnight by order
of Chief of Police. Pago 17.
Features and Departments.
Editorial. Pose 4.
Social. Page 18.
Books. Page 22.
Ade's fable. Page 2T.
Seven new wonders of New York. Page 27.
Youths'. Page 28.
Women's department. Page 20.
Greatest college In Europe. Pase 31.
Mr. Dooley's Letter. Page 31.
Homes and haunts of famous authors. Page 31.
Questions and answers. Page 31.
Scrapbook. Page 31.
Lay sermons. Page. 32.
PAGKING-HOUSEFIRE
Half-Million-Dollar Blaze in
Chicago Stockyards.
SWIFT & C0S PLANT BURNED
Great Buildlng Containing: the
Lnr&cnt Single Offices in the
, United States, Is a Mass
of Ruins.
CHICAGO, July 3. By a Are which broke
out in their plant at the stockyards to
night. Swift (fcCo. suffered a loss which
is estimated by the officials of the com
pany at 5300.000. The fire was confined
to one building standing at the intersec
tion of Packers avenue and Broadway.
This structure was four stories high, built
of brick, and was COO feet square. Tho
first floor was occupied by tho wholesale
meat market of the company, the second
by the shipping department, and the third
and fourth by the general offices of tho
company. The latter are said to have
been the largest single offices in tho
United States, more than SOO employes
working in a single room.
Tho cause of tho flro is not known, but
it was discovered near the engine-room.
It spread so rapidly through tho build
ing that it was found impossible to savo
anything In the structure. The first ar
rivals of the Fire Department were un
able to check the Are, and repeated caii3
were sent in for assistance, but all tho
engines were not able to prevent the en
tire destruction of th.e building. Within
an hour after the fire was discovered, tho
building was ruined, although tho fire con
tinued to blaze for a long time.
The burned building adjoins portions ot
the plants of Armour & Co., and Llbby,
McNeill & Llbby, and for a time the Fire
Department had a desperate flght to keep
these buildings from the flames. The
wind was blowing strong from the south
west, and at times the flames were touch
ing the sides of' Armour's building, but the
firemen managed to confine the fire to tne
building in which it had broken our.
All the books and office records of Swift
&. Co. were in the burned building, but
they are thought to bo safe, as they w ere
in fire-proof vaults. W. J. McGonigle. su
perintendent of tho plant, said tonight
that the loss will aggregate fully $500,000.
There were, he said, 3929 beeves in the
building, qnd great quantities of green
hides and tallow. The general supplies of
the company were stored in the meat mar
ket and in the cellars, and everything In
and about the building was destroyed.
Superintendent McGonigle telephoned to
Mr. Swift, who was at hl3 country home
near Lake Geneva, that the loss would
be total. The Insurance carried by the
company will cover all losses.
Oklahoma Village Burned.
ANADARKO, Okla.. July 3. The entire
town of Gotebo, a small place on the Rock
Island system in Kiowa County, was de
stroyed by, fire yesterday. Loss, about
$23,000; insurance light.
FATE OF ANDREE.
First Report That Eskimos Murdered
Him Is Apparently Confirmed.
CHICAGO. July 5. A special to tho
Record-Herald from Winnipeg says:
Rev. Dr. Ferlies, a Church of England
clergyman, arrived from York Factory.
Northwest British Territory, today and
brings authentic information of the fate of
Explorer Andree and his companions.
Two years ago, IS miles north of York,
a. party of Eskimos, under the leadership
of "Old Huskle," saw the Andree balloon
alight on a plain of snow In that vicinity,
which is about two miles north of Fort
Churchill. Three men emerged from, the
balloon and some of "Old Huskie's" people
approached them out of curiosity. As they
dld so, one of Andree's companions fired
eff a gun. This is a. signal to uncivilized
natHcs for battle. It was regarded as a
challenge, and almost Instantly the na
tives fell upon the three explorers and
massacred them.
The Hudson's Bay Company has recently
offered a reward for the recovery of any
portion of the outfit belonging to Andree.
and though natives have gone on tho
search for it. they have never returned,
fearing, as Rev. Dr. Fearlies says, that
they will In some way be punished, for
they now understand it was not an attack
upon them, but an accident, by which thej
gun was discharged that precipitated the
massacre.
French. Rentes Conversion.
PARIS. July 5. The Minister of Finance,
M. Rouvler, expects to Introduce a bill in
the Chamber of Deputies, July S, providing
for the conversion of the 3Ms per cent
rentes into 3 per cents. It is understood
that the government undertakes In the
bill not to convert either the new or the
old 3 per cents for a period not yet deter
mined upon, but believed to be between
eight and 12 years. The proposed conver
sion will effect an annual saving of 33,
000,000 francs (17,000.000).
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